Western Australian farmers are promising the fight is not over after the Albanese government's live sheep export ban passed the Senate.

The trade will be phased out by 2028, but opponents say they'll target marginal Labor seats in a bid to overturn the ban.

"Make no mistake. The 'Farmy Army' and us and all our people behind us here, are coming to get them," Keep the Sheep organiser Ben Sutherland said.

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"Old [Prime Minister Anthony] Albanese needs to look in his mirror cos I'll be there when he's looking."

The live sheep export ban passed the Senate last night after the Labor government guillotined debate, sounding the death knell for live sheep exports by sea by May 2028.

WoolProducers chief executive Jo Hall said they wouldn't let the government "break the sheep's back".

Shearing Industry Association president Darren Spencer raised concerns for the people he represents.

"Where are we left in this situation? What do we transition to?" he asked.

"There's nothing to transition to in shearing."

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The government has pointed to dwindling demand for live sheep exports – $415 million in 2002-2003 down to $77 million in 2022-2023 – amid a 300 per cent surge in demand for processed sheep meat over the same period.

Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said it was what the people had voted for.

"This is not a matter of compensating people for getting out of an industry – it's about helping the industry adjust to a new future based on more onshore processing," Watt said.

The federal government has set aside $107 million to help support farmers through the phase out.

State Labor said it wasn't enough and pledged to continue to lobby Canberra for more.

Keep the Sheep campaigners have been driving large convoys around WA to highlight their cause.

Now they're setting their sights on marginal Labor-held seats ahead of next year's federal election.

"We need to keep all the channels open – the markets open, the ships," Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA president Tony Seabrook said. 

"Everybody needs to be prepared for a change of government because that change of government will actually see this trade continue."

Victorian voters are angry that state politicians will be receiving a pay rise – the second in two years.

Jacinta Allan is now the highest paid premier in the country, with her pay packet nudging half a million dollars when entitlements are included.

However, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll announced today he would be donating his increase to UNICEF, catching some of his parliamentary colleagues off guard.

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All MPs were given the 3.5 per cent rise in line with the new financial year, about $1 million between them.

Backbenchers are now earning more than $200,000, and MPs have also been given an increase to allowances.

They will be able to claim 3.4 per cent more on driving, 3.6 per cent on travel, and another 6.1 per cent in electorate allowances per voter.

The decision was made by an independent tribunal, but they come against a backdrop of cuts to hospitals, spiralling government debt, and huge cost-of-living pressures.

The premier and opposition leader are both on leave, so have not revealed if they too will be donating their pay rises to charity. 

“I’m trying my darndest to turn my focus completely to my whānau and whakapapa now.”

An iconic south-east Queensland koala sanctuary has become the latest to end the practice of allowing guests to hold their koalas.

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, which opened in 1927, is a popular destination for getting up close and personal with the loveable Australian marsupial.

The sanctuary has issued a statement confirming that, from the start of this month, guests will no longer be able to hold the koalas – a move it says is to "address increasing public demand" for "more immersive and educational experiences".

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"The decision has been made in response to increasingly strong visitor feedback, wishing to spend longer with the sanctuary's koalas and their passionate wildlife care team, without necessarily holding them," the sanctuary's statement read.

The experience has been illegal in other states including NSW, Victoria, the Northern Territory and Tasmania for several years.

While cuddly in appearance, koalas are naturally solitary creatures and holding them for prolonged periods has been documented to induce stress.

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Activists hope this could be a signal of a broader shift in Queensland, where koala holding remains popular at many attractions.

Lone Pine will launch a new experience to take the place of the koala cuddles, called Koala Close-up, which it says will provide "meaningful connections and extended time" with the koalas.

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The family of a woman killed in a Queensland crash is mourning the loss of the much-loved wife, mother and grandmother.

The 56-year-old woman, whose family asked not to be named for cultural reasons, was travelling home from a holiday with her daughter and four of her grandchildren on Sunday when the bus they were in crashed.

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She was one of three women who died and one of 33 who were on the bus when it hit a four-wheel-drive carrying a caravan at Gumlu near Townsville.

The two others killed were women from Germany, one in her 20s and the other in her 30s.

The 56-year-old victim's son said the mother-of-four and grandmother-of-eight was a "fiercely loyal" and "protective" woman.

"She was a beautiful church woman, she never hurt anyone," he said.

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"She went out of her way to give the shirt off her back to anyone.

"She was loved and supported by her grandchildren and immediate family."

Four men remained in hospital today, including a 24-year-old man in a critical condition and a 23-year-old man in a serious but stable condition.

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A 27-year-old man and a 51-year-old man were in a stable condition.

Police said the investigation by the Forensic Crash Unit was in its infancy but "initial investigations indicate that the bus did travel onto the wrong side of the road".

The 56-year-old's family wanted people to not be hard on the bus driver.

"We want the full investigation to go through, you know, no point in blaming anyone," the woman's son said.

"Let the police and the courts do their, do their side of the business."

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The crash happened near the Wilson Creek rest area on the Bruce Highway at Gumlu, which sits on a stretch of highway between Bowen and Ayr.

The highway in the area is a single lane each way with a painted median, no passing or overtaking lanes and no shoulder.

Much of the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Townsville is the same.

The 1700km road is Queensland's major north-south road corridor, connecting the state's major population centres from Brisbane to Cairns.

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Premier Steven Miles said he "expressed his sympathies" to those affected but cautioned it was "a bit premature to be speculating on the cause".

The bus was travelling north from Brisbane and the other vehicle was heading south.

In the impact, the caravan smashed into the front of the bus, which ended up coming to rest across nearby train tracks.

The driver has given blood and urine samples and is in hospital being treated for mental health issues.

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New police bodycam footage has been released showing the moment a drug-addled Cody Edwards was arrested for the brutal 2022 killing of his girlfriend in South Australia's south-east.

Mother-of-three Synamin Bell's skull was crushed when Edwards bludgeoned her with a baseball bat and dumbell, before he stabbed her five times as she lay face down on the bedroom floor at the couple's Mount Gambier home.

Edwards was on trial for murder in June, until he changed his plea to guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, which was accepted by prosecutors.

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Edwards' lawyer, Steven Millsteed KC, had argued in court that Edwards was experiencing a "full-blown paranoia psychosis" on the night of Bell's death after consuming psychoactive drugs.

In the bodycam footage, the then-26-year-old is seen sprawled on the ground as he's arrested.

One officer is heard asking, "What's happened?"

"LSD, sir," Edwards responds.

During his police interview, he appears to struggle to answer even the most basic questions.

At one point an officer asks, "Are you OK?"

"Am I OK? Yeah," he replies.

Millsteed told the court Edwards, in his psychotic state, believed Bell intended to kill him so acted in self-defence.

Bell's family are still struggling to come to terms with the change in Edwards' plea.

They say they believe drug use shouldn't be a reason for a lesser charge.

"This bloke is going to go about his life in another six or seven years' time, according to what we have been told," brother Paul Bell told 9News.

"And it's disgusting. It's absolutely mind-blowing they can accept this."

A doctor who treated a toddler before she died from sepsis has admitted he overlooked certain crucial steps as the young girl's health deteriorated in a regional NSW hospital.

Pippa Mae White died shortly before her third birthday at Orange Base Hospital after experiencing two cardiac arrests on June 13, 2022.

Admitted into hospital a day earlier after becoming unwell with a fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, tests revealed the toddler had pneumonia with a complete white-out of her left lung.

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As an inquest into the toddler's death continued today, Dr Christopher Morris was questioned about the steps taken to treat Pippa on June 12 and in the early hours of June 13.

The junior doctor said he should have escalated the toddler's care earlier than he did when her heart rate increased to what was referred to medically as the "red zone".

Pippa was also grunting and showed "crackles" when she breathed, showing signs of abdominal pain.

Lidcombe Coroners Court was shown videos of the two-year-old grunting as she breathed.

In one, she had her head on her mother Annah's shoulder.

Morris said he ordered blood tests instead of escalating the case because he wanted to be diligent and have more information on hand when discussing the case with his superiors.

"It was an oversight to not call a rapid response," he told the court.

He said this was an error of judgment but not a deliberate decision.

Morris said he spoke with paediatrician Dr Adam Buckmaster about Pippa when she was showing signs of sepsis and formed a plan to treat her with antibiotics and fluids, and take blood tests to track her progress.

Sepsis is when the body's response to an infection starts damaging its internal tissues and organs.

While Morris said he saw the toddler's left lung and signs of infection on the radiographer's screen as an X-ray was taken, he did not immediately notify Buckmaster.

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Fearful of making an error by basing his diagnosis on a low-resolution image, Morris said he waited to get the actual X-ray after the machine was turned off and wheeled out of the ward.

Buckmaster attended the hospital hours later when he took over the toddler's treatment.

Struggling to talk as emotions took over, Morris said he didn't feel that his diagnosis of Pippa could have been anchored to an earlier assessment of her that she was experiencing a viral infection.

"I didn't feel like I'd closed my mind to this only being one thing," he said.

"I didn't feel anchored but clearly I made an error of judgment.

"If I'd have my time over, sure, I'd do anything to make some different decisions."

As the doctor gave evidence, Pippa's mother, father, siblings, extended family and other supporters gathered in the courtroom wearing her favourite colour yellow.

A large portrait of the toddler wearing a yellow dress, running amongst a field of yellow flowers surrounded by butterflies sat on the opposite side of the courtroom to her family.

Under questioning by Richard O'Keefe SC, representing Pippa's parents Annah and Brock, Morris also accepted that he could have been fatigued at the time after working a full shift and then being on call at the time he was examining Pippa.

Rostering at Orange Hospital changed after the toddler's death which Morris inferred was in response to the tragedy.

During the inquest, Deputy State Coroner Joan Baptie will consider whether the treatment and care offered to Pippa at Cowra and Orange Hospitals was adequate and appropriate.

She will be asked to consider whether any recommendations can be made to prevent similar deaths in the future.

The hearing continues tomorrow.

A paramedic who fell asleep at the wheel at the end of a marathon shift has hit back at Ambulance Victoria, who initially rejected his claim he had been on the clock for more than 18 hours.

Jim Havad told 9News that after 23 years as a paramedic, he felt distressed by accusations he had lied about his shift.

"I was really disappointed, frustrated, angry, saddened by it," he told 9News Melbourne.

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He said after working an 18.5-hour shift on the road last week, he ended up upside down in the driver's seat after falling asleep at the wheel. 

The Victorian Ambulance Union has accused Ambulance Victoria of gaslighting Havad and overworking its paramedics.

"Someone has nearly lost their life in the course of their work and AV come out and gaslight them, it's just pathetic," union secretary Danny Hill said.

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Ambulance Victoria has today issued an apology to the paramedic and admitted their initial response to his explanation about his shift was the wrong tone.

"I certainly acknowledge the statement that was issued yesterday has caused some distress, that was absolutely not the intent," Ambulance Victoria's Danielle North said.

"We absolutely apologise for any distress that was caused."

They have said he is now on leave.

They're also investigating what happened that night, and how it was he was working for 18.5 hours.

A memo will be sent out to all paramedics about fatigue and how they are to deal with it on the job. 

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